Suleiman Abdul Rahman

Not to be confused with Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib.

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Abdul Rahman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Suleiman. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

Dato' Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman (27 February 1912 – 6 November 1963)^[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of the Interior (1959–1961) and Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia from 1961 until his death on 6 November 1963. He was the eldest son of Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin, 1st President of the Dewan Negara (1959–1968)^[2] and the brother of Ismail Abdul Rahman, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (1970–1973).^[3]

Yang Berhormat Dato' Suleiman Abdul Rahman PMN SPMJ
3rd Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia
In office 1961–1963
Monarch	Putra
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Preceded by	Gunn Lay Teik
Succeeded by	Lim Yew Hock
Ministerial roles
1955–1957	Minister of Local Government, Housing and Town Planning
1957–1959	Minister of Interior and Justice
1959–1961	Minister of the Interior
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Muar Selatan
In office 11 September 1959 – 6 November 1963
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Awang Hassan
Personal details
Born	(1912-02-27)27 February 1912 Johor Bahru, Johor, Unfederated Malay States, British Malaya
Died	6 November 1963(1963-11-06) (aged 51) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Resting place	Mahmoodiah Royal Mausoleum
Political party	United Malays National Organisation
Relations	Ismail Abdul Rahman (brother) Awang Hassan (brother-in-law) Yahya Awang (nephew)
Children	Abu Bakar Suleiman
Parents	Abdul Rahman Mohamed Yassin (father) Zaharah Abu Bakar (mother)
Alma mater	Queens' College, Cambridge

Awards and recognitions

Honours of Malaya

•   Malaya :
  •   Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (PMN) – Tan Sri, formerly Dato' (1959)^[4][5]
•   Johor :
  •   Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Crown of Johor (SPMJ) – Dato' (1960)^[6]

Places named after him

Several places were named after him, including:

• Kampung Dato' Sulaiman Menteri, a village in Johor Bahru, Johor
• Jalan Dato' Sulaiman, a street in Johor Bahru, Johor
• SMK Dato' Sulaiman, a secondary school in Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat, Johor
• Jalan Datuk Sulaiman, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail, Kuala Lumpur

References

1. Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 212. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
2. Pengemudi Bahtera Merdeka Johor (in Malay). Abu Bakar bin Abdul Hamid, Zam Ismail, 1943-, Kamdi Kamil, 1949- (1st ed.). Johor Bahru: Yayasan Warisan Johor. 2012. p. 32. ISBN 978-983-2440-46-8. OCLC 870691698.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
3. Ooi Kee Beng (2007). Bukan kerana pangkat : Tun Dr. Ismail dan masanya (in Malay). Bashir Basalamah. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 165. ISBN 978-983-3782-18-5. OCLC 191805054.
4. . Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
5. "Lagi dua orang bergelar Tun". Berita Harian. 31 August 1959. p. 1.
6. "90 RECEIVE SULTAN'S C-DAY AWARDS". The Straits Times. 12 February 1960. p. 2.

Political offices
Preceded by Tunku Abdul Rahman	Minister of Interior and Justice 1957 – 1959	Succeeded by Leong Yew Koh
Preceded by Himself	Minister of the Interior 1959 – 1961	Succeeded by Ismail Abdul Rahman
Preceded by Gunn Lay Teik	Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia 1961 – 1963	Succeeded by Lim Yew Hock